Tuesday, September 13, 2016

FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 13, 2016 /CNW/ - On July 29, 2016, Grand Chip Investment GmbH, with registered office in Frankfurt am Main, Germany ("Bidder"), published the offer document (the "Offer Document") for its voluntary public takeover offer (the "Takeover Offer") to the shareholders of AIXTRON SE (NASDAQ: AIXG), with registered office in Herzogenrath, Germany ("AIXTRON"), for the acquisition of their no-par value registered shares in AIXTRON (collectively, "AIXTRON Shares"), including all AIXTRON Shares represented by American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), at the price of EUR 6.00 per tendered AIXTRON Share in cash. The acceptance period for the Takeover Offer expires on October 7, 2016, 24:00 hrs local time Frankfurt am Main, Germany ("Frankfurt Time")/6:00 p.m. local time New York, United States ("New York Time"), unless extended pursuant to the applicable rules under the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act.